Dictionary/不过

不过 不過

不过 bù guò

ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ
ConjHSK 2TOCFL L1core 10k
1only
2merely
3no more than
4but
5however
6anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
7cannot be more (after adjectival)

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yǒu有shì是yǒu de有的,bú guò不过yuǎn远le了yì一diǎn点。
有是有的,不过远了一点。
There is one, but it's a little far.
红色很漂亮,但还比不过蓝色。
The color red is beautiful, but it can't beat blue.
不过我们会讲上海话。
But, we can speak Shanghainese.